pdw works improvisationally on and off the stage to dream a more liberated future. At the center of pdw's work are:

 

The pursuit of liberation: In dance performance, community improvisational practice, and dance writing mentorship, we operate under the guiding principle that no one is free until we are all free. We value the knowledge and embodied expression of all bodies.

 

Generating spaces of care and belonging: In order to build queer, decolonial worlds in the immediate present, pdw centers the notion that “there is enough attention, care, resource, and connection for all of us to access belonging, to be in our dignity, and to be safe in community” (adrienne maree brown) and that open communication is central to grow and develop our relationships to build inclusive and resilient communities.

Equity and anti-racism: In order to advance practices of equity and anti-racism, pdw believes the following statements are Not Up for Debate (adopted from Dancing Around Race):

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• That White Supremacy exists as a system that hurts us all and disproportionately hurts people of color.

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• That White people have a responsibility to dismantle White Supremacy.

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• That Racism + Colonialism are linked, and so Racial Justice + Decolonization are also linked.

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• It’s not if Racism, Colonialism and White Supremacy exist in our community and nation, it’s HOW we intend to address and fix it.

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• That systems of oppression exist as one overarching matrix of domination. Oppressions intersect and are interlocking.

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• People experience and resist oppression on a personal, communal, and institutional level.